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improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

chief; head; leader

2

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

4

authoritarian

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

2

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

1

opposite side; opposition

2

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

3

opposition movement

3

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

3

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

2

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

5

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

1

go for it; keep at it

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

looking on from afar; being a spectator

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

2

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

established reputation

1

being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

to lend an ear to; to listen to

2

speech; address

29

incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

1

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

in public; in company

2

cowardice; timidity; bashfulness

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

2

(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

2

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

talent; ability

3

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

instigation; flattery

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

4

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

5

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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